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  1. 8 points
    Don't you wish.... December workout....
  2. 7 points
    Bowtieguy (Frank Rufenacht) hooked me up with a very nice Wheel Horse D series. I bought his D-160. The old girl was well cared for and not abused in any fashion and seems to have a lot of life in her. The best part about the tractor is that it seems to be 100 percent unmolested and in a unrestored state, and other than an axle bearing (see picture from the rear) and fresh fluids, looks to be very solid. Apparently Frank, his family, and I share a commonality, we hail from Switzerland. Frank's family has been here for quite some time, but I came over on the boat, well it was actually a 1964 Constellation Comet, but I was born not far from the Rufenacht ancestral home of Rufenacht, Switzerland.
  3. 5 points
    I've had a few requests over the years for close ups. As with life it's just something I tend to forget. It started with a Scotty Moreau built 3" receiver hitch. And an old WH ballast box I had laying around. Some 2" square tubing and 1/2" plate a little time welding and here she is. During the winter it carries 4-44lb suitcase weights and 5 gallons of gas. I usually take it off for mowing duties. It's been pretty handy when I have a tree down. It's just the right size for a chainsaw, fuel. And oil. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. 4 points
    These are genuinely unique 'OLD' photos. I doubt if you have seen even one of these. They are both interesting and truly historical. The Statue of Liberty's torch is parked in front of the western side of Madison Square in 1876 . A German Tank almost falls off a Russian bridge on July 4, 1941 . The first armed airplane of the Serbian army in 1915 . Women welders at Lincoln Motor Company in 1918 . Times Square in 1922 . The dedication of the Washington Monument in 1885 . Race official Jock Semple tries to push Kathy Switzer off the road after she attempts to run the Boston Marathon, which at the time was men's only. Number 390 pushing Jock away was Kathy's boyfriend. 1967 . Trapeze mining in Bonne Terre Missouri 1917 . Julia Clark in her Exhibition Plane, 1911. Miss Clark was the third woman to receive a pilot's license from the Aero Club of America. She was the first female pilot to die in an air crash in the United States in 1912 . Greyhound in 1923 . The crew of the USS Lexington abandon ship following torpedo strikes on May 9th, 1942 . The first photo of the Earth from the moon taken by Lunar Orbiter in 1966 . The attack on Pearl Harbor taken from one of the attacking Japanese aircraft on December 7, 1941 . Southwest Airlines stewardesses in 1972 . Inside the turrets of the USS Massachusetts, 1898 . The funeral of Victor Hugo in 1885 . Hannah Stilley, born 1746, photographed in 1840. More than likely the earliest born individual captured on film . A balancing act atop the Empire State Building in 1934 . Ansel Adams, 1979. He broke his nose during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and never had it fixed . "Högertrafikomläggningen" - the day Sweden switched from driving on the left to driving on the right (1967). The Dalai Lama at age 2 in 1937 . The London Underground in 1890 . Paul McCartney takes a selfie in 1959 . Smuggling beer during prohibition sometime between 1920 and 1933 . Illuminated tires invented by Goodyear in 1961 . Directional sound finders used to detect incoming enemy planes in 1917 . The aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake . The PGM-11 "Redstone" - the World's First Nuclear Missile displayed in Grand Central Station, July 7, 1957 . Construction of The Lincoln Memorial in 1921 . No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4299/9173 - Release Date: 02/24/15
  5. 3 points
    I used to teach basic Photography (film, 18 years) at the local Junior College, still have a lot of 'old' friends sending me these things: http://www.omgfacts.com/lists/18285/This-Is-The-Oldest-Video-Footage-From-New-York-City-And-It-s-Absolutely-Incredible?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Viral&utm_campaign=onsite_share - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - How The Internet Got Started - According To The Bible. In ancient Israel , it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a healthy young wife by the name of Dorothy. Dot Com was a comely woman, large of breast, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she was often called Amazon Dot Com. And she said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why dost thou travel so far from town to town with thy goods when thou canst trade without ever leaving thy tent?" Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, "How, dear?" Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale, and they will reply telling you who hath the best price. The sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)." Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. The drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever having to move from his tent. To prevent neighboring countries from overhearing what the drums were saying, Dot devised a system that only she and the drummers knew. It was known as Must Send Drum Over Sound (MSDOS), and she also developed a language to transmit ideas and pictures - Hebrew To The People (HTTP). And the young men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Sybarites, or NERDS. And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to that enterprising drum dealer, Brother William of Gates, who bought off every drum maker in the land. Indeed he did insist on drums to be made that would work only with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks. And Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others." And Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel , or eBay as it came to be known. He said, "We need a name that reflects what we are." And Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators." "YAHOO," said Abraham. And because it was Dot's idea, they named it YAHOO Dot Com. Abraham's cousin, Joshua, being the young Gregarious Energetic Educated Kid (GEEK) that he was, soon started using Dot's drums to locate things around the countryside. It soon became known as God's Own Official Guide to Locating Everything (GOOGLE). That is how it all began. And that's the truth! Live life one day at a time and make it a masterpiece! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bet you didn't know exactly how these things worked: http://www.omgfacts.com/lists/16320/22-Things-You-Never-Knew-You-Needed-To-Know-So-THAT-S-How-16-Works
  6. 3 points
    Hope it works out for you Glenn. Your wife is gonna wish she didn't pester you to join! At least you can tell her its all her fault!
  7. 3 points
    Finally made it to the family get away. Let's just say we have a weeee bit of the white stuff. 2-3 feet depending where you're standing. Old faithful fired right up! Special thanks to the Northern tool $19.95 solar battery charger!!!! Once again the old girl exceeded my expectations! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. 3 points
    Imagine a set of those Goodyear illuminated tires on a WH... at our big shows, Friday night cruise?
  9. 2 points
    I agree that I would not wait to get over there and dig a path. I have been there before myself. Last year I loaded up my 520 with plow on the trailer and drove to an older guy's house to plow a path around the side and back of the house to pull out his late father's 1054 with mower deck mounted. Pulled it out with the 520 and loaded it up on trailer. Then headed back and loaded up the 520 and called it done. If you wait then he will start to do some research and you know how that goes..... Here is my 57' I got from the show last year and a few others who are still in the Red Square family...
  10. 2 points
    Hi everyone,sorry there hasn't been much news. I needed some time to get my head around all that has happened this week. I have been transferred to university hospital in Cleveland. Suffice it to say the news was not the best. I have developed acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Say that three times real fast, eh.I'm not in dire situation they say, and I feel pretty good at the moment. I will be here for a few weeks for treatment. I can't thank you all enough for your kindness and prayers. I am grateful and humbled. That's all for now. Wish me luck. Jim
  11. 2 points
    Just send me the address Glenn... I'll get right over there.
  12. 2 points
    57 is the far one a 56 is in front Brian stock motors would be 3.6hp on 35's
  13. 2 points
    I should hire a couple guys to clean a path to the door. Glenn
  14. 2 points
    Not certain what engine/tractor this is on but if the engine runs strong and it's not smoking, missing and idles OK, then I would guess it's OK. There is no real good way to look for issues with a valve through the spark plug hole unless you were looking for catastrophic damage. The head has to come off to view the valve and seat properly.
  15. 2 points
    That one does indeed look nice and original and you should have it working shortly -- and enjoying it! I've got that exact same D-160. Seems the big block 16hp one lunger versions are somewhat scarce - Im rather glad mine has that engine, thank you. Mine had led a pretty rough life and had some terrible "modifications" done to it - a board for a seat, boat gas tank wired on to back, awful mess of a front trailer hitch mount, welded on! and Ross steering box wiped out. But the good news was it had a fairly recent factory Kohler complete engine replacement and the hydro seems to be in good condition. Have got all those probs straightened out and I use it a lot. I also have a D-180 that Ive had for some 25yrs - these D's are just plain bad a**!!
  16. 2 points
    Sort of reminds me of the "trunk" of my B-60.
  17. 2 points
    I fly often for work and its always United Airlines....but if Southwest stewardess's go back to shorty-shorts I'll fly Southwest everytime! Thanks for posting these pics. Mike..............
  18. 2 points
    It only took about 10 min to clean out the horse stable. Just a bit longer to tend to the wood shed and front entrance. Several years ago I'd have spent hours with a walk behind Ariens. These days 1-2 hours max and I'm finished. Oh how I LOVE my horses!!!! Knock on wood!!!! Our little enclave has been blessed. Having a few good neighbors doesn't hurt either. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. 2 points
    Nice little Horse barn. Started digging out the Trailer today. Need to get it out by June!
  20. 1 point
    lost my senses awhile back and bought this wheel horse senior that needs help bad. It started when I called about an add on craigslist from a gentleman selling a wheel horse collection but there were no pictures or any tractors listed. when I called I asked what do you have for sale and he replied what are you looking for Sooo for the heck of it I said a wheel horse senior there was a moment of silence then he said I have one but I was not going to sell it . so we talked for awhile and found out we knew who each other was from the wheel horse show he was looking for some information I had so we traded e-mail address and hung up later I e-mailed him the information we was looking for and told him that if he ever decides to sell the senior to let me know. about two months went by and I received an e-mail from him wondering if I was still interested in buying the senior well one thing lead to another and a deal was made and now I have my work cut out for me too save this one this one will be a learning experience Brian
  21. 1 point
    Ok, who can give me information on and a few pictures of a 1957 rj. Here is what happened today and it falls under the catagory of dumb luck. my wife joined a neighborhood community on the computer a few weeks back. She has been pestering me to join. I took a look on the site and said what the heck. So today I joined up. At first I thought it was just a group of old hens yapping it up. No sir, it wasnt, plenty of fellas to. I said to myself, what the heck. So I put up a wheel horse wanted ad, anything wheel horse related. Less that an hour later I get a response from an older gent. He has 2 wheel horse, might consider getting rid of them both. They are in a back shed thats buried in snow. We need a melt off to get to them. One is the 1957 rj with plow and the other is a 1998 12 hp model kf which he forgets. The 57 was bought brand new by his father. He has a few attachments for each, but cant remember what all is there for each. who wants to school me on each and maybe a few pictures to. To say I am excited is a understatement. They can be junk or jewels. And even if junk a diamond in the rough. Thanks fellas. Dumb luck happens sometimes dont it. Glenn
  22. 1 point
    You could fall in ____ and come out smelling like a rose. Look in the Gallery here and you will see more photos of RJ-35s. The 12 HP is probably a 312-8 or a 312-A, both very good workers, photos of them would also be in the Gallery. If you don't like them you could always bring them to the big show and sell them to me!
  23. 1 point
    a 57 RJ should be a RJ35 with all belt drive could have a clinton 1200 or a kohler K90 engine there are some differences between the early RJ35's a 57 would have the larger three spoke steering wheel with plastic handle a larger belt guard and four bolts on the rear of the hood to hold it two on top and one on each side and it has wheel horse molded in the front of the hood sheet metal Brian
  24. 1 point
    Sharpen up you shovel and get over there!
  25. 1 point
    Here is what I am working with, the rig under the tarp is a 5000 watt generator .
  26. 1 point
    Very nice....if I buy a "D" ever again (had 2, both ONANS) I'll be after the D-160 with the single Kohler. Those rear wheels seem to stick out real far? Are they stock? Mike.......
  27. 1 point
    She has tractors too?
  28. 1 point
    Is the fender pan off? also look at the running boards. There may be a bolt there also It's a slot hitch of of a 60's horse
  29. 1 point
    time for a bigger shed
  30. 1 point
    And a nice Kohl-Aire to boot!
  31. 1 point
    Frank is a great guy my dad was eyeballing that thing the last time we up their
  32. 1 point
    ​ Seeing the illuminated tires on an Edsel seems appropriate. We should follow the lead of Sweden, half of the drivers are already on the wrong side of the road anyway!
  33. 1 point
    nice find,love my 160 auto,but I did have to have the pump rebuilt,i would put her on jacks and remove all the linkage from the cam plate and follower,then you can move the cam manually to see if it anything happens,and of coarse that's after you check the manual push valve and key ways,look at the drive pulley on the pump too
  34. 1 point
    This the only one I have, the wife took it for her amusement.
  35. 1 point
    I'm jealous Neil! I like my C-160 8 speed but would love a hydro version!
  36. 1 point
    Nice find, Neil. In the first picture..why is that Tartis painted red?
  37. 1 point
    Went to Wally World and bought their cheap spray on non stick cooking oil and blasted my blower and chute with it. works great to prevent buildup. Keep your PTO speed all the way up and go slower so chute clears out snow before building up. Ernie
  38. 1 point
    Its tough to make out from the inside but I can tell you it was an absolutely miserable 11 1/2 hour ride to get this tractor. Probably the single stupidest thing I've ever done to get a tractor. I took the 551 out and brought this back... Its home now. Rebuilt the carb this week, went to move it tonight after work and the drive belt broke so I'm running to my favorite dealer tomorrow for a new drive belt...at least I hope...Then its going to get the 56" plow I got at the end of last year for $73.50 put on it and get some snow cleared tomorrow and Sunday while its warmer
  39. 1 point
    Sorry to say that Dad passed this week. He was a great guy, a Navy vet, making 52 trips across the Pacific, and 16 trips across the Atlantic as a Damage Controlman on the General George Randall, a troop ship hauling Korean War soldiers. He and Mom were married 61 years. Dang, thats a long time!!! He raised two of us rotten kids, which was also a feat!!! I'm sad for a thousand reasons, one of which is that he will not see this horse finished. He did visit the construction zone in the beginning of December, and just shook his head!! He liked it!! Anyway, I did manage to keep my head clear by working on a little project, the front winch. Came out pretty cool!!
  40. 1 point
    Here is the pump for the loader on my C-175. I have the same set up on 8hp C-81 and it works just as well. The pump runs off the PTO. Eight horses under the hood can do a lot of work on a Wheel Horse tractor. The C-81 has dual wheels on the back for stability on inclines.
  41. 1 point
    Mike, Bring it to the show and we can do some sort of "Survivor" stunt where you have to drive around in it in the hot June sun. it would make you wish for snow!
  42. 1 point
    Man, that would be so cool to have a family member to talk about that kind of thing. My ads and I were just talking about my grandpa tonight ( he passed 10 years ago) The one thing I noticed was the fuzziness of the details in the stories. I don't know what your relationship is like with your dad, but if you have the means, record as much info and details from the stories as you can, because once they are gone, you don't have any one to clear up those stories! Thanks for sharing!
  43. 1 point
    That's as nice as having a stainless 520 muffler guard! No! That's BETTER than a stainless muffler guard! Really nice work,just need my sunglasses.
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  45. 1 point
    I was fortunate enough to get to go to Australia in 08 and 09 here is some of their wildlife. This guy was only about 8 feet off the ground. I could have patted him on the rear, but took a look at those claws and teeth and thought better of it. These were everywhere. Portuguese Man O' War. Some kangaroos outside our hotel. This is a PG picture, that is a baby's tail sticking out of mom's pouch. I also got to go to Tasmania on the first trip. This is a Tasmanian Devil roadkill. I am not in the habit of taking roadkill pictures. but how often do you get to see a wild Tasmanian Devil. Unfortuneately no live ones. My cousin was trying to flip it over for a better shot, but a truck was coming and this is the best we got. An echidna. The little penguin. Mark
  46. 1 point
    This big boy stopped by for a snack last spring, didn't damage the feeder, just stood there eating. Living on the side of a mountain you tend to have a few visitors come by, just happened to have a camera ready this time.
  47. 1 point
    Well, Dad's doing great, going to thecan on his own, feeding himself just fine, dressing himself, the whole ball of wax. Should be ready to escape the rehab center in a few days!! I hope to have the beast ready for a start up once he gets out. Any way, here are a few sneak peeks at some goodies!! Getting ready to finish engine wiring ... Just love this little gem!! It;s whats up front that counts!!
  48. 1 point
    Steve... give that man a camera, a lawn chair and a lemonade! Wish I wasn't so far away, I'd love to help. Sounds like an awesome project and a lot of fun to be had. Like the old Wheel Horse ads say.... Get more done-Have more fun!
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  50. 1 point
    If its a really nice original 800 might not be too bad but still on the upper end. Its pretty easy to put a lot of cash in one to try and get it correct. I had one years ago that I paid $200 for, which I thought was a good deal. By the time I tracked down rear tires, fuel tank, steering wheel, steering arm, recovered the seat, and more I had $600 total in it. I sold it and just broke even not counting my time!
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